Bittersweet Stories

❝ HOW DOES THE NAME VENTI SOUND? ❞ »----------✄ Wandering around Starsnatch Cliff, you gathered Cecilia's in a small basket. However, as you near the peak of the cliff, you stumbled upon a young boy who possessed a pair of large white wings. But his feathers were torn and he was gravely injured. Fearful that he'd die, you brought him to your home to tend to his wounds. 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈 𝐗 𝐅𝐄𝐌!𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 Estimated chp: 40 Forewarning: ‣ Angst ‣ blood ‣ slight mentions of sh (self-harm) ‣ implied suicide ‣ gore ‣ violence ‣ mild cursing ☆ Cover Art: @poscorn617 (twt) Character Credits: Genshin Impact 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄: Plagiarism is strictly prohibited. Please do not copy, trace the plot, or repost my story, thank you.

Seeking an escape from his overbearing mother, Evan McKenna fills his free time with hockey practice and extracurricular activities, counting down the days until he graduates. Hoping to keep a routine, and after being diagnosed with severe anxiety, Peter Delacroix hides behind the front desk of his father's quiet hotel. When his best friend starts an astronomy club to help him socialize, nobody expects Evan McKenna to walk through the door. As Evan struggles with acceptance and his ever-changing plans for the future, Peter slowly forms a bond with his club members and attempts to reconcile with his past. With the astronomy club's preparation for a meteor shower and an eclipse on the horizon, Evan and Peter have two hundred days to make sense of their hectic lives before parting ways forever. Content Warning: Descriptions of abuse, alcoholism, and homophobia as well as discussions of mental health and sexuality. Please use discretion while reading. Cover by @lantea-

Recommended for 15+ (Make you're own call if you think you have the maturity of roughly a 15-year-old or older... you're good) Anyway... Six years have passed since Aaravos fell... Six years of planning, failing, hoping and waiting for what's to come. But no one can predict the future. (Well, maybe Kosmo kind of can). Rayla and Callum are navigating love, loss, and the unknown of what's to come. Old enemies awaken, new dangers emerge, and every choice could destroy the world they've fought so hard to protect. Their home Can they survive what's coming... together? ...Or will everything fall to pieces?

Hailey Norwood had a plan: choose a groom, have him arrested, escape marriage. It worked. Until her father replaced him with Noah Kingston, the man who rejected her when she was Sarah Jones. Now she's married to her first heartbreak. He wants her love. She can't stand him.

Beomgyu had three problems. 1. He accidentally got obsessed with an otome game. 2. He somehow brought the cold crown prince into real life. 3. The crown prince refuses to leave. Now Beomgyu has to teach Prince Kang Taehyun how to survive modern society without: - starting fights, - calling people peasants, - or exposing the fact that he literally came out of a video game. Easy. ...Probably. ~ #1 txt 2/7/26 started: 15/05/2026 ended: not yet

Di antara perdebatan, kelas organisasi, dan gengsi yang enggan mengalah, dua mahasiswa Teknik perlahan belajar bahwa cinta tidak selalu datang dengan kata-kata manis, kadang ia datang lewat argumen yang tak pernah selesai, dan luka yang tak pernah benar-benar diucapkan. Kisah nyata tentang diam yang berbicara lebih keras dari kata-kata.

Who would have thought that a hopeless romantic girl like Lia would get the chance to experience moments with her dream crush? Light brown eyes, middle-parted black hair, the perfect height- not too tall but not too short and a nerd. Oh! Did I mention... he looks like Tom Holland? ___________ "Some memories hurt, but they were once part of us..."

Hello this is my first short story, Deserved which is a tragic war drama told through the final confession of a dying veteran to a young journalist. As his memories drift between the horrors of the battlefield and the friendships that kept him alive, he recounts the story of Maeve-a cheerful medic who found love in the midst of war-and the quiet hope that carried them through impossible days. But when the fighting ends, the greatest wounds are revealed not on the battlefield, but in the hearts of those left behind. A haunting tale of love, loss, and the cruel price of war. The story is made entirely without AI.

This book is for the people who loved too much, stayed too long, and lost themselves in the process. Inside these pages are stories of heartbreak, unanswered questions, silent sacrifices, and the kind of love that teaches you both how to hold on and how to let go. Some stories end with goodbye, while others end with acceptance. Some will remind you of the person you once loved, and some will remind you of yourself. Because not every love story is meant to have a happy ending. Sometimes, the saddest stories are the ones that were genuine from the very beginning. If you've ever cried yourself to sleep because of someone you loved, wondered why your love wasn't enough, or learned to choose yourself after being broken, then this book is for you. Welcome to the pages that prove one thing: even broken hearts have stories worth telling.

Hazel Ashford has always believed that love is something you prove. She remembers the little things. The songs that remind her of him. The gifts he never asked for. The moments she wishes she could freeze forever. Loving Kai Laurent feels as natural as breathing - but lately, Hazel can't shake the feeling that she is the only one fighting to keep their love alive. Kai loves Hazel. At least, he believes he does. To him, love means staying, being loyal, and building a future together. But Hazel needs more than silent promises and unspoken feelings. She wants to be chosen loudly. She wants dates, affection, reassurance, and the feeling that someone looks at her and thinks, "I'm lucky to have her." Caught between a love that feels real and a loneliness she can't explain, Hazel begins to wonder: Does Kai love her... or does he only love the way she loves him? As secrets unfold, friendships are tested, and both of them are forced to confront the parts of themselves they've been avoiding, Hazel must face the hardest question of all: How long can you fight for a place in someone's heart before you lose yourself? The Position in His Heart is an emotional story about love, longing, heartbreak, healing, and the painful truth that sometimes two people can love each other and still struggle to love each other the right way.

- Some journeys begin with a language. Others begin with a single conversation. When a Filipino researcher travels to Spain in search of forgotten history, he never imagines that the answers he seeks are quietly waiting inside old libraries, faded photographs, and the lives of strangers who somehow feel familiar. As the past slowly reveals itself, an unexpected connection begins to grow-one that feels both beautifully new and strangely remembered. But some stories are written long before two people ever meet. And sometimes, the greatest test of love is not finding one another... ...but discovering whether two hearts can remain together when life asks one of them to stay while the other must go. "Quédate allí" (Stay there) is a slow-burn BL romance about history, memory, family, and the invisible threads that bind two souls across generations, where every reunion carries the quiet possibility of farewell. Every goodbye may be another beginning.

After Riven's life fell apart losing friends, family, and the person he thought he was - he ends up in the quiet beach town of Windlow, living with his uncle Nick. His parents failed him in ways that can't be undone, and he's trying to forget, to start over, to be someone new. Then he meets Vinnie. The captain of the hockey team, hard to like and just as hard to really know. Everyone sees confidence and charm, but Riven sees something else - a kind of loneliness that feels too familiar. Vinnie's the type of person who carries his past like it's stitched into his skin, pretending it doesn't hurt. As the two of them grow closer, secrets start to surface - the kind that don't stay buried no matter how far you run. Will they save each other from drowning, or will the tide pull them under?

Miya Atsumu lost everything the night Sakusa Kiyoomi drove away - and lost more still in the storm that followed. He wakes up nameless in a mountain village, rebuilt slowly by strangers who ask nothing in return, forced to learn who he is without the two things that once defined him: volleyball, and the man he loved. What follows is a year of hiding, a year of letters, and a long, uneven road back to the people who never stopped waiting. Kintsugi is the art of mending what's broken with gold instead of hiding the cracks - and this is the story of a man learning to do exactly that, one honest letter at a time, until he's ready to go home.

Therese has always known the limits of what she could never reach and remained where she believed she belonged-far from him, watching only from a distance. But the thought of losing even that quiet privilege, of no longer seeing him and being remembered as no one, was enough to push her into making the remaining days count. But who would have thought that simply trying to leave behind a few unforgettable moments, just enough to take a single step closer to him, would become the beginning of something far greater than Therese had ever dared to imagine? "Huwag kang mag-alala hindi naman kita sisisihan kung bakit nangyayari ito lahat eh, dahil una pa lang alam ko naman na, dapat nga mas isinaksak ko pa sa kokote ko na... hindi talaga kita kayang abutin, Jarren..." "..." "Kaya ngayon ayoko ng subukan pa ulit. Okay naman na sigurong ganito nalang. Mahal kita, Oo, sobra, pero nakakatot...lalo pa't hindi lang tayo ang masasaktan kapag hindi na naman ulit tayo gumana" ★★★ Witness and be part of the story of a girl who has experienced enough challenges in life-a dreamer who wants to lift her family out of poverty, a kind-hearted people pleaser who is learning to stand up for herself, and a secret admirer of a boy whom she knows she will never have a chance with. And there's this boy who grew up with a silver spoon, provided with everything he could ever need and even having his future already planned. He is known as the "perfect kid" who excels at everything he does and is admired by everyone, yet he is also a boy who seeks validation from his family. But despite all that, he can still be stupid at times especially when keeping the person he truly loves. Ito ay isang kwento ng pag-ibig na mapapatanong ka kung, sulit nga ba talaga na ipaglaban mo ang pagmamahalang una pa lang alam mo ng imposibleng mangyari? S E R I N N A D E

She comes home believing it's the same night she left-bruised, shaken, asking about butter and planning a shower-only to find a house that feels older, quieter, wrong. Her family looks at her like she might vanish if they breathe too hard. Slowly, unbearably, the truth emerges: she has been dead for five years. No one knows how she returned. There is no miracle to explain, no science to cling to-only the wreckage of a life mourned, a family reshaped by loss, and a town that learned how to move on without her. As she tries to understand a world that grieved her and closed the door, her return begins to disturb something deeper beneath the surface-an unseen thread connecting past and present, memory and meaning, drawing in forces that have been watching far longer than anyone realises. The Night Skye Came Home is a quiet, devastating mystery about love that never lets go, grief that changes shape, and what happens when the dead refuse to stay where the world put them. This story was developed with the assistance of AI as a creative tool for refinement and support. The narrative, themes, and characters remain my own.

Ethan has never seen people the way everyone else does. Around every person, he sees colors-shifting lights that reveal emotions hidden beneath smiles, lies, and silence. Some colors burn brightly. Some fade. Some crack. Then he meets Sora. A girl whose colors don't behave the way they should. The more Ethan gets to know her, the more he realizes something is wrong. Not just with her colors-but with the strange sense of familiarity he feels whenever she looks at him. As their lives become intertwined, Ethan finds himself chasing answers he cannot explain, memories that do not belong to him, and a promise that feels older than either of them. But some stories are already moving toward their ending. And some people are worth finding again, no matter how many lifetimes it takes. A bittersweet romance about memory, loss, and the people who leave colors behind long after they're gone.

Some people stay in your life. Others become a place your heart never leaves. Kai never expected that a single encounter would change the way he understood love. What began as an ordinary meeting slowly became a bond that time could never erase. As the years pass, he learns that love isn't always about holding on. Sometimes, it's about letting go with kindness, cherishing the memories, and quietly wishing happiness for someone-even from afar. Until the Blue Fades is a heartfelt slow-burn BL romance about friendship, healing, growing up, and discovering that the people we love can become the place we always return to in our hearts.

An arranged marriage. Two strangers. One home. It should have been simple. It wasn't. Not because of betrayal. Not because of tragedy. But because some truths take years to recognize.

BORROWED LIGHT an inkofnight novel For six years, Ren has felt nothing. Since the night he lost his little brother, he's been a house with the lights shut off - until a girl who stands in the rain on purpose knocks on his door. Elara has one rule: they never talk about the future. She teaches him to laugh again, to sleep again, to want the morning to be slow. She asks him to hand her his happiness to hold - and promises to protect it. Then one ordinary morning, she's gone. A note on the counter: Don't look for me. Ren looks. What he finds is the reason she left - and the truth about the promise she kept, in the cruelest and most loving way imaginable. A story about grief, borrowed time, and the light that keeps arriving long after the star has burned out. ★ Complete novel · 27 parts · updates weekly ⚠ Contains: terminal illness, grief, loss. Please read gently.

"The day Roohi's mother returns, I'll divorce you." He said it on their wedding day. She smiled and signed the papers. What neither of them knew was that the woman they were both waiting for... would never return. Between endless banters, accidental moments of intimacy, a little girl who unknowingly held broken hearts together, and secrets left behind by someone they both loved... They were about to discover that the hardest person to fall in love with... ...was the one they were never supposed to lose. A slow-burn romance filled with laughter, heartbreak, healing, family, mystery, and enough tension to make you scream at your screen.